. The story of Anthony Coombs and his descendants . Mass. and New Hamp-shire. He was a ready and effective speaker and faithful pas-tor, and during his long years of service led many to acceptChrist as Savior and Lord, For about nine years he was mis-sionary to the Indian tribes residing at Mashpee and Pondvillein the state of Mass. Prior to his ordination he was largelyhelpful in gathering the church at Chatham,Mass., where I wasordained, Nov. 2, 1876. He held pastorates at Beech Wood,West Harwick, Mashpee, Pondville, and South Yarmouth inMass., at Springfield, Lyme, Hill, Sanbornton, Hebron,
. The story of Anthony Coombs and his descendants . Mass. and New Hamp-shire. He was a ready and effective speaker and faithful pas-tor, and during his long years of service led many to acceptChrist as Savior and Lord, For about nine years he was mis-sionary to the Indian tribes residing at Mashpee and Pondvillein the state of Mass. Prior to his ordination he was largelyhelpful in gathering the church at Chatham,Mass., where I wasordained, Nov. 2, 1876. He held pastorates at Beech Wood,West Harwick, Mashpee, Pondville, and South Yarmouth inMass., at Springfield, Lyme, Hill, Sanbornton, Hebron, Wood-stock, Salisbury, and Sutton, , and was for a while anitinerant missionary in the state of Vermont. He died in Concord, , Mar. 11, 1895, being then 95 years,8 months, and 11 days old. Yours in the faith and hope of the Gospel, Irving W. Henry C. Coombs. The town of Middleboro has as a resident one of the mostremarkable men in New England. He is Rev. Henry ClarkCoombs, aged 93, the second oldest Baptist minister in the 100. Rkv. Anpkew ClOMiss lkiii!\Ki> :i V-f^^^jt^---^- ^y^-i- United States, as far as is known, and an active pioliiliitionworker. For some years he has not lit-cn c-oniutti-d with any chnrch aspastor, luit is always icadv to snpply ihuiclies, and frrtpu-ntly(Iocs, in sj)it( of liis ailvanccd aj^e. IK- was hoi II in Middlchoro Se]-)t. .5, ISlo, .nul was the sonot Kfv. .Simeon Coondts, who was also a Baptist minister. Hisbirthplace was in tlie section of Lakeville known as Beech-woods, which was then a part of Middlel)oro. Ki\ . Mr. Coombswas the youngest of a fainil\ of 14 children. lie lived on thefaniils place in Laktville duiin<^ his early years, and when hewas nine years old iiis father dieil. The followin*:^ sprinj; hismother died, and it became necessary for the young man to startout and shift for himself. He located with Noah Williams in Raynliam and lived therefor about two years, when he decided to go to New York tovisit so
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